Parents' Area: School Aims

To develop in school a positive ethos which reflects our school's commitment to promoting high standards and raising achievement through encouraging personal best.

To develop an understanding of the need for good behaviour and politeness and to encourage children to have self discipline and to take responsibility for their own actions.

To work to eliminate all forms of harassment and bullying so that all pupils in school can feel safe and valued within a caring environment.

To help pupils develop a reasoned set of attitudes, values and beliefs.

To encourage children to work independently and co-operatively by applying themselves effectively to a variety of tasks, learning to question, to argue rationally and to solve problems.

To teach pupils to appreciate their own culture and the diversity and richness of other cultures teaching both tolerance, understanding, and respect for others beliefs, religions and ways of life.

To provide a broad, balanced curriculum which promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development.

To plan and teach effectively the programmes of study of the National Curriculum.

To develop key skills of literacy and numeracy through which greater access to the whole curriculum can be achieved.

To encourage good personal health and fitness developing interests, attitudes and skills which enable children to make the best use of leisure time.

To provide equality of access to the curriculum for all pupils and provide curriculum enrichment through a wide range of extra curricula provision.

To have a commitment to continuous improvement and the raising of achievement through regular monitoring, assessment and clear target setting.

To provide a stimulating learning environment with adequate and appropriate resources which support teaching and learning.

To establish good channels of communication between home and school and create effective links with the wider community.

To encourage pupils and adults to have high expectations of both themselves and each other.